Surprise Surprise another pasta recipe. If you couldn’t tell, I love making anything that involves pasta.

I cut out this recipe from William Sonoma’s catalog and adapted it a bit for to make it a quick weeknight dinner. If you’ve never tried Spaghetti Bolognese before, give it a try, my kids and my husband gave it 2 thumbs up. I will be enjoying it for lunch tomorrow as well!

Again, feel free to fancy it up a bit with your own homemade sauce. I love the Classico sauces and find it a real time saver to just jazz those up a bit. The color of this sauce is a creamy red/orange. My husband was a little skeptical until he took one bite. I, of course said, I told you, you’d love it! The bacon is surprisingly really good in the sauce. It gives it a real smoky flavor. If you are tired of the same old spaghetti, this is a great way to mix it up. I will be making it again very soon. Enjoy!

1.Cook bacon in a large dutch oven or large pot over medium heat until browned and crisped.With a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel lined plate.Set aside.Discard all but 2 Tbsp’s of bacon grease.Saute onion in remaining bacon grease for 5 minutes, or until softened.Add beef, salt and pepper; crumble beef and cook until browned, about 5-8 more minutes.Stir in cooked bacon pieces.Reduce heat to low and stir in pasta sauce, half and half, and parmesan cheese.Stir to combine; cover with lid and let simmer for at least 20 minutes, or up to an hour.

2.Meanwhile cook pasta according to package directions.Spoon noodles onto a large plate and pour sauce right on top.Sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese if desired.

6 servings

This recipe was published @ http://picky-palate.com/2007/12/19/another-take-on-spaghetti-spaghetti/